He was blessed, the best of us And now the boy is gone He was so beautiful and stupid He'd go swimming with his boots on You spend too much time with strangers You spend too much time alone You need someone to leave a light on When you're headed home Somebody leave a light on Somebody leave a light on If someone told you you'd be Tied to some wicked And some beautiful dreams And go clanking town to town Now, like a tortured dog Now, like a wedding car Till you're a tough old telephone pole Naked and stuck to a sad stretch of road Calling up everyone you know Somebody leave a light on I know love is everywhere Whatever ground you stand on I'll take what sight is offered me Whatever lights you turn on Somebody leave a light on Is there anybody out there You're a tough old telephone pole Is there anybody out there Naked and stuck to a sad stretch of road Shit this town is nowhere Calling up everyone Is there anybody home You know